No man shall ever behold the glory of Christ by sight hereafter who does not in some measure behold it here by faith.

Selfishness is the making a man's self his own centre, the beginning and end of all he doeth.

If we would talk less and pray more about them, things would be better than they are in the world: at least, we should be better enabled to bear them.

A man may be carried on in a constant course of mortification all his days; and yet perhaps never enjoy a good day of peace and consolation.

On Christ’s glory I would fix all my thoughts and desires, and the more I see of the glory of Christ, the more the painted beauties of this world will wither in my eyes and I will be more and more crucified to this world. It will become to me like something dead and putrid, impossible for me to enjoy.

Sin also carries on its war by entangling the affections and drawing them into an alliance against the mind. Grace may be enthroned in the mind, but if sin controls the affections, it has seized a fort from which it will continually assault the soul. Hence, as we shall see, mortification is chiefly directed to take place upon the affections.

We need to attend diligently to the state of our soul, and to deal fervently and effectively with God about it.